Where does “laulukaskas” come from?
laulukaskas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaskas, from Proto-Finnic kaska-, from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
laulukaskas (Finnish): cicada
Ancestry of “laulukaskas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaskas | A member of the suborder Auchenorrhyncha of the... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaska- | — |
| 3 | Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;... |
| 4 | Old Polish | -ka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |